LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN)
Communication · Enterprise digital networking and fiber infrastructure services · NYSE
Lumen is a fiber-powered digital networking company connecting enterprises to multi-cloud, AI-first infrastructure through its Private Connectivity Fabric and edge computing services.
What LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC does
Lumen Technologies is a leading digital networking services company that operates one of the world's most interconnected fiber-optic communications networks, with approximately 163,000 on-net buildings and over 340,000 route miles globally. The company serves enterprise and wholesale customers through its Business segment, providing integrated products and services for multi-cloud and AI-first connectivity, network security, and edge computing solutions. Lumen recently divested its Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home business to AT&T in February 2026 for $5.75 billion, allowing it to focus on enterprise digital networking services.
Themes: ["Enterprise networking / digital transformation","Multi-cloud connectivity","AI infrastructure backbone","Fiber infrastructure / long-haul networks","Cybersecurity and threat intelligence","Edge computing and network services"]
Fundamentals
- Price$6.75 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$7.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+49.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-14.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+47.3% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-80.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity61.12 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-6.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-10.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.81 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.0%; pays a dividend.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Intense competition from diverse providers with pricing pressures threatening margins and revenue growth, particularly as the company is currently unprofitable with negative net margins","Declining demand for legacy services and technology obsolescence risk as emerging technologies and competing platforms could make core products less desirable","Execution risk on network modernization, cost reduction, and asset monetization initiatives critical to achieving deleveraging and profitability targets"]
Competitors & peers
- AT&T Inc.
- Verizon Communications
- Comcast/Xfinity Business
- Charter Communications
- Zito Media / regional carriers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.